Monday, April 22, 2013

Dinner with friends

One of the most wonderful things about living in the French countryside is sharing a meal with your friends. Often I go to their homes and often they come to mine.Tonight was my turn and I made it an Indian Curry night.

I filled old canning jars with the bits and pieces that add to the deliciousness and put them on a Lazy Susan for easy access. There was mango chutney, Victorian chutney, Sweet Lime Pickle, raisins, toasted coconut and toasted almonds. I labeled the jars so my friends would know what they were getting.My guests were a mixture of French and English people and all seemed to enjoy it very much. After the curry and a few bottles of wine, all seemed very content.

I also made a cooling yogurt and cucumber Raita as I did put some punch into the curry.Okay, I will be honest here. I forgot to serve the Raita and didn't realize it until dessert time. Isn't that aggravating? Oh well, I don't think it was missed and now I can have Raita with every meal for the next week.In her day my mother frequently forgot to serve the jello mold, do you remember those? Now I know how she felt. Next time I will put a sign on the frigo saying "OPEN ME".

What meal is complete without a yummy dessert. I made this orange cake and decorated it with candied orange peel. It is taken from a recipe for Moroccan cake called Meskouta. I had never made it before so was delighted it was so delicious.

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I am an American living half the year in the US and half the year in a 12th century village in country France. For many years I owned a very successful table linen company. I had a great career designing and manufacturing linens as well as licensing my name to manufacturers of other products including bedding and towels. I love life and try to live it to its fullest. I have always loved France but only knew Paris and the Cote D'Azur. When a friend asked me to visit her in the Dordoge area of France I jumped at the chance. Details of why I chose to live in France will appear under the sidebar "My Story". I am the proud mother of four and grandmother of eleven. I love dogs and my little white maltese sadly went to the rainbow bridge last year at the age of 16. I will miss her forever......